Friday, January 31 & Saturday, February 1 from 3:00-6:00pm, location TBA: pageant master Carol Symes (Director of the Program in Medieval Studies) will hold auditions for UIUC's medieval acting troupe: members of our campus community (students, faculty, staff) who will rehearse and perform two of the fifty pageants that make up the Corpus Christi Cycle performed annually in the medieval city of York from the 13th to the 16th centuries -- staging Christian history from Creation to the Last Judgment over the course of one long summer day, beginning at dawn and ending at midnight. We're charged with two of the most elaborate of these short Middle English plays, The Entry into Jerusalem and The Road to Calvary.  

Those chosen to perform will rehearse over the course of the Spring semester and will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Toronto from June 5-9, 2025! Rehearsals will be held weekly on Friday and/or Saturday afternoons. All peformers will need a valid passport and must be eligible for travel to Canada. 

To audition, please dress comfortably and come prepared to move, vocalize, and read a short text in Middle English.